Sunday Ayeni is currently the Managing Director of IESL Global Business and GEPIES, S.A. (a JV company between IESL and GEPETROL, Equatorial Guinea, is an accomplished engineering professional with domestic and international experience in Engineering, Procurement and Construction, spanning about three decades in the oil and gas and energy industry at large.

A decisive leader with proven success on new frontiers, spearheading international project teams, global business operations through due diligence, prioritization, and strategic coordination. He champions the global presence of IESL, especially in seven African countries.

Through his leadership, he has executed development projects in the oil and gas worth billions of Dollars.

He started his modest career as a trainee engineer and rose to the position of Project Manager with Petmam Ventures Limited.

He also worked as an Operations/Contract Sales Manager at Westfield Energy Resources Limited, Project Manager with Brentford Engineering Services Limited, Head of Department (HOD) Civil/Structure at William Lloyd Technical Company Limited.

He has held several positions in IESL as Divisional Manager, Global Commercial Services, Business Development Manager, etc. While he was a Divisional Manager in IESL, he also served in the capacity of Managing Director of Stat Marine Nigeria Limited (a JV between IESL and Stat Marine Holding SA- France).

Engr Sunday Ayeni holds a master’s degree in project management (MPM) from University of Lagos and his first degree in Civil Engineering from the Ondo State University. He is vast in computer applications and software usage.

He is a member of COREN, NSE, and Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), and a Member of General Electrics (GE) African Fellow – 2016. He is married and blessed with children and enjoys playing table tennis, coaching/teaching, and reading.